Distance Km |
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Chart | Preview color key | Light Pollution | Prov/State | Comments/Links |
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Conestogo Lake |
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Ontario |
Used by the RASC Kiitchener-Waterloo Centre. |
17 | S |
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Hackbart Road Hill |
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Ontario |
Also called Cross Hill. A spot on the side of Hackbart Road, 100 meters up from the radio tower. Used by some memebers of the RASC Kitchener-Waterloo Center. Near St. Clemens. |
21 | NW |
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North Perth |
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Ontario |
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27 | SW |
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Monkton Observing Site |
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Ontario |
A spot an the end of Line 58 near the town of Monkton. Used as an observing spot by the RASC Kitchener-Waterloo Centre. |
29 | E |
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Fergus |
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Ontario |
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31 | S |
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New Hamburg Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
31 | SE |
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Kitchener-Waterloo |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC Kitchener-Waterloo Centre. |
34 | N |
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Mount Forest |
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Ontario |
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35 | E |
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Astrodoc's Doghouse Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Guelph. |
40 | E |
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Guelph |
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Ontario |
Home of the University of Guelph Astronomy Club (possibly out of date). |
40 | SW |
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Stratford |
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Ontario |
Home of the Stratford Astronomy Group. |
44 | E |
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Brundish Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Guelph. |
45 | NE |
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Colbeck Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Colbeck. |
46 | N |
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Starfest |
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Ontario |
A starparty held near Mount Forest. |
46 | S |
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CMOR |
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Ontario |
The Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar. A meteor research station of the University of Western Ontario. Near Tavistock. |
46 | SE |
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Cambridge |
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Ontario |
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52 | E |
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Blue Springs Camp |
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Ontario |
A scout camp near Acton. |
53 | NW |
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Wingham |
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Ontario |
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54 | S |
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Spring Hill School Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory at the site of a former school. Near Drumbo Blandford-Blenheim. |
54 | SW |
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SkyShed Observatories |
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Ontario |
A manufacturer of observatories |
56 | N |
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The Glenelg Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Durham. |
57 | E |
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Halton Hills |
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Ontario |
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57 | N |
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Durham |
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Ontario |
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57 | NE |
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Orangeville |
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Ontario |
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59 | E |
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Forks of the Credit |
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Ontario |
A provincial park used by the Toronto RASC as a dark-sky site. |
59 | S |
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Embro Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Embro. |
60 | S |
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Woodstock |
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Ontario |
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61 | NE |
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Dundalk |
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Ontario |
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61 | NE |
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Shelburne |
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Ontario |
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62 | NW |
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Walkerton |
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Ontario |
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64 | SE |
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CMiller Observatory |
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Ontario |
Near Brantford. |
67 | E |
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Minakakis Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Halton Hills. |
69 | NE |
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ROBOsky.com Wild Flower Ridge Observatory |
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Ontario |
An internet-accessible robotic-observatory farm, by ROBOsky.com, located in the Hockley Highlands near Orangeville. |
70 | E |
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Caledon |
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Ontario |
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70 | E |
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Milton |
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Ontario |
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70 | SE |
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Brantford |
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Ontario |
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72 | N |
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Dornoch |
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Ontario |
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72 | NE |
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Grey Highland Skies Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Dundalk. |
72 | S |
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Pictor Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Ingersoll. |
72 | SE |
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Hamilton Centre Observatory |
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Ontario |
Near Waterdown. Observatory of the Hamilton RASC |
74 | SE |
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Mount Nemo Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
75 | SW |
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Elginfield Observatory |
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Ontario |
Observatory of the University of Western Ontario(UWO). |
76 | NE |
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Palgrave Conservation Area |
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Ontario |
Site of the EfstonScience Cosmic Connections Observing Sessions. 10km north of Bolton. |
77 | E |
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Brampton |
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Ontario |
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78 | NE |
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Willowbrook Observatory |
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Ontario |
Near Alliston |
78 | SE |
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VSO |
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Ontario |
AKA Very Small Obsrevatory. A private observatory near Ancaster. |
79 | NW |
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Hiddenwell Observatory |
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Ontario |
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79 | W |
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Goderich |
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Ontario |
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80 | NE |
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Pine River Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
80 | W |
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Bayfield |
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Ontario |
Centered on the field of the Bayfield Agricultural Society Grounds which is site of public star parties held by the West Coast Astronomers. |
81 | NE |
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R2 Observatory |
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Ontario |
Private observing site of the Phd Astro group. |
82 | E |
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Brampton BrightSkies Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Brampton. |
82 | E |
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Bolton |
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Ontario |
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82 | N |
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Beaver River Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private obsrevatory somewhere in the Grey Highlands. |
83 | SW |
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Purple Crow Lidar Facility |
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Ontario |
Laser radar located at the Environmental Sciences Western Field Station of Western University. |
84 | N |
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Sideroad 10D |
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Ontario |
A spot on Sideroad 10D, in Grey county. |
84 | SE |
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Burlington |
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Ontario |
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85 | NE |
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Earl Rowe Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
Provincial Park near New Tecumseth. Site of star parties held by the University of Toronto Physics Club (UTMPC) and the U of T Amateur Astronomer's Society (UTAAS). |
85 | NE |
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Og's Bog |
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Ontario |
A site of the North York Astronomical Association near Schomberg. |
86 | E |
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Cold Creek Conservation Area |
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Ontario |
Conservation area used as an observing site by the York Simcoe Amateur Astronomers Club. |
86 | E |
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Oakville |
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Ontario |
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86 | SE |
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Hamilton |
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Ontario |
Home of the HAA and the RASC Hamilton Centre. |
86 | W |
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Camp Kintail |
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Ontario |
A public camp used by the RASC Kitchener Centre. |
87 | NE |
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Alliston |
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Ontario |
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87 | SW |
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Hume Cronyn Observatory |
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Ontario |
A observatory run by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Western Ontario. |
88 | SW |
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London |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC London Centre. |
89 | E |
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Mississauga |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC Mississauga Centre. Forecast also covers the Riverwood Star Party held by the RASC Mississauga Centre. |
90 | NE |
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B. Williams Mem. Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near New Tecumseth. |
90 | S |
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Tillsonburg |
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Ontario |
Aka Tilsonburg. |
90 | SW |
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G-2 Farms Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
91 | E |
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Woodbridge |
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Ontario |
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91 | NW |
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Kincardine |
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Ontario |
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93 | E |
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Fred's Backyard Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Etobicoke. |
93 | NW |
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Point Clark |
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Ontario |
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93 | S |
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Delhi (ON) |
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Ontario |
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94 | E |
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Lloyd Manor Park |
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Ontario |
A park in Etobicoke (west Toronto), used by the the 433rd Toronto Scouts.. |
95 | N |
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Carr Astronomical Observatory |
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Ontario |
Observatory of the Toronto RASC. Near Collingwood |
96 | SE |
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HAA Dark Sky Site |
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Ontario |
Not a public Site. An observing site of the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers (HAA) for members' use. |
98 | E |
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York University Observatory |
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Ontario |
AKA Allan I. Carswell Observatory. Observatory, of York University, with public observing. |
98 | NE |
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Camp Saulaine |
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Ontario |
Between Angus and Barrie. |
99 | E |
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Vaughan |
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Ontario |
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99 | S |
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Simcoe |
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Ontario |
Home of the North Shore Erie Amateur Astronomers. |
99 | SW |
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Weymouth Pines Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Middlesex Centre. |
100 | NE |
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Collingwood |
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Ontario |
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100 | NW |
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Port Elgin |
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Ontario |
Home of the Bluewater Astronomical Society (formerly the Bruce County Astronomical Society). |
101 | E |
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Kendrick Astro Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Toronto. |
101 | N |
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Owen Sound |
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Ontario |
Home of the Bluewater Astronomical Society. |
101 | S |
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Norfolk County |
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Ontario |
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102 | N |
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Lora Bay |
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Ontario |
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104 | N |
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Allenford Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Allenford. |
105 | E |
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Richmond Hill |
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Ontario |
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105 | SW |
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Lambton Shores |
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Ontario |
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106 | E |
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Betelgeuse Bar & Grill |
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Ontario |
P.Mortfield's private observatory. |
106 | E |
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David Dunlap Observatory |
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Ontario |
Historic Observatory in Richmond Hill. |
106 | S |
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Springwater Conservation Area |
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Ontario |
link |
106 | S |
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St. Thomas |
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Ontario |
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106 | SW |
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Port Franks |
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Ontario |
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107 | E |
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KW Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private obsrevatory near Thornhill. |
107 | E |
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Toronto |
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Ontario |
Home of the Toronto RASC, University of Toronto Atmospheric Observatory (TAO) and the Ontario Science Center. |
107 | E |
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Toronto Islands |
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Ontario |
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107 | SE |
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Cayuga |
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Ontario |
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107 | SE |
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Port Dover |
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Ontario |
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108 | SE |
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GEM 'N I Dobservatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Grimsby. |
108 | SE |
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Haldimand |
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Ontario |
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108 | SW |
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Strathroy |
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Ontario |
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109 | SE |
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Weather and Sky Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Grimbsby. |
110 | NE |
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Churchill |
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Ontario |
A town south of Barrie. |
110 | NE |
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Newmarket |
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Ontario |
Home of the York Simcoe Amateur Astronomers Club. |
112 | SE |
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The Blue Marble Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
113 | E |
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Markham |
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Ontario |
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114 | S |
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Long Point Observatory |
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Ontario |
A commercial observatory, open to the public. Near Port Dover. |
115 | NE |
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Barrie |
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Ontario |
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115 | S |
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Port Burwell Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
Provincial park. |
116 | NE |
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Bartole Observing Platform |
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Ontario |
A private observatory somewhere around Cook's Bay. |
116 | SE |
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Beamsville |
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Ontario |
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116 | SE |
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Lincoln |
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Ontario |
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117 | E |
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Woodland Trails |
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Ontario |
A scout camp near Aurora. |
118 | NE |
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Innisfil |
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Ontario |
A town in Simcoe County. |
119 | NE |
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Island Grove Observatory. |
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Ontario |
Near Keswick on southernmost Lake Simcoe. |
119 | NE |
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Tiny Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area |
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Ontario |
Centered on the trailhead of Tiny Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area. Near Elmvale, in Tiny Township. |
121 | SW |
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Fingal Wildlife Centre |
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Ontario |
FWC is a site used by the London RASC |
122 | SE |
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Vineland |
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Ontario |
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123 | E |
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Scarborough |
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Ontario |
A home of the University of Toronto Scarborough.. |
123 | N |
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South Bruce Peninsula |
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Ontario |
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123 | N |
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Wiarton |
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Ontario |
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123 | NE |
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Mount Albert Lion's Club |
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Ontario |
Near Mount Albert. |
124 | S |
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Long Point Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
Provincial Park on lake Erie. |
124 | SE |
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Niagara Centre Observatory |
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Ontario |
An observatory of the RASC Niagara Centre. Located at the Chippawa Creek Conservation Area. |
125 | N |
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ES Fox Observatory (BAS/BOEC) |
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Ontario |
Observatory of the Bluewater Astronomical Society located at the Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre of the Bluewater District School Board. The BOEC is a dark-sky preserve. |
125 | N |
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Keppel Henge |
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Ontario |
A solar-system observatory with unusually robust instruments. Located at Keppel Croft Gardens, near the shore of Georgean Bay between Wiarton and Owen Sound. |
128 | E |
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Churchill Chimes Equestrian Center |
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Ontario |
Riding school near the Goodwood Conservation Area. |
128 | E |
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Salvador Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory somewhere around Pickering. |
129 | E |
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Goodwood |
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Ontario |
Near Uxbridge. |
131 | E |
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Bay Ridges Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private obseratory in Pickering. |
132 | SE |
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St Catharines |
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Ontario |
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133 | E |
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Pickering |
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Ontario |
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133 | N |
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Chimnissing |
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Ontario |
Centered on the West Beach of Chimnissing. On Christian Island in Georgian Bay. |
137 | NE |
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Midland |
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Ontario |
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138 | E |
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Ajax |
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Ontario |
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139 | E |
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CAMSAT Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Oshawa. |
139 | SE |
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Leslie George Marczi Observatory |
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Ontario |
AKA LGMO. A private observatory in Welland. |
139 | SW |
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Big Bend Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory of a member of the RASC London Centre. |
141 | SE |
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Welland |
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Ontario |
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142 | E |
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Niagara |
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Ontario |
Also known as Niagara-on-the-Lake. Home of the RASC Niagara Centre. |
142 | SE |
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Firemen's Park |
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Ontario |
Used by the RASC Niagara Centre for monthly public observing nights. |
143 | E |
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Ashburn Astronomical Observatory |
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Ontario |
In Ashburn. |
144 | NE |
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Black Skies Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Waubaushene. |
145 | E |
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Whitby |
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Ontario |
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146 | SW |
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Rodney |
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Ontario |
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147 | NE |
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Orillia |
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Ontario |
Home of the Orillia Stars astronomy club. |
147 | SE |
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Niagara Falls |
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Ontario |
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148 | SE |
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Port Colborne |
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Ontario |
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149 | NE |
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Foxmead Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Coldwater. |
149 | SE |
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Niagara Falls |
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New York |
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150 | E |
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Camp Samac |
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Ontario |
A scout camp near Oshawa. |
150 | E |
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Port Perry |
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Ontario |
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150 | N |
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Ponte di Legno Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory somewhere around Ferndale. |
151 | E |
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Oshawa |
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Ontario |
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151 | E |
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Port Perry Astronomical Observatory |
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Ontario |
link |
151 | W |
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Delaware Park |
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Michigan |
County park of Sanilac County. |
152 | N |
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Lion's Head Dark Sky Viewing Platform |
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Ontario |
A deck at Lion's head Marina in the town of Lion's Head. Site of public astronomy events. |
152 | SW |
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Oakdale |
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Ontario |
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153 | N |
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Quetican Observatory |
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Ontario |
Near Lion's Head. |
153 | NE |
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Gambridge Go-Karts |
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Ontario |
A go cart track near Gambebridge Beach. |
155 | NE |
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Lagoon City |
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Ontario |
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156 | N |
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Blue Heron Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Greenough Harbour, outside of Stokes Bay Ontario, on the Northern Bruce Peninsula. |
156 | SE |
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Blue Braille Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
157 | SW |
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Sarnia |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC Sarnia Centre. |
158 | E |
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Eyeline Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory in Ransomville. |
158 | N |
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Pine Islands |
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Ontario |
In Georgian Bay half way between Parry Sound and Honey Harbour. |
160 | SE |
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Observatory on the Ridge |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Ridgeway. |
162 | NE |
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UpUp Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory on Hiraeth Island, Lost Channel near Severn Falls. |
163 | SE |
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Tobey Memorial Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
164 | E |
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Long Sault Conservation Area |
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Ontario |
A site used by the RASC Toronto centre. North of Bowmanville. |
165 | N |
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Four Elements Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
165 | SE |
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Elliott-Astronomy Observatory |
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New York |
A public observatory. |
166 | SE |
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Fort Erie |
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Ontario |
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166 | SW |
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Green Ridge Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Ridgetown. |
166 | W |
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Black River Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory near Port Huron. |
167 | N |
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Miller Lake |
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Ontario |
Forecast covers Summer House Park and Miller's Family Camp both sites of star parties held by the Bayside Astronomy Program |
169 | SE |
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Fort Erie Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Fort Erie. |
171 | NE |
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Torrance Barrens Dark-Sky Preserve |
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Ontario |
A Dark-Sky Preserve. Near Gravenhurst and Lake Muskoka. |
172 | E |
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Baetsen Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Orono. |
172 | NE |
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Taigh nan Reul |
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Ontario |
Scottish Gaelec for "House of Stars". A private observatory. |
173 | SE |
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Buffalo |
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New York |
Home of the Buffalo Astronomical Association. |
173 | W |
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Lamoria Springs Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory in Sandusky. |
174 | E |
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Newcastle Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Newcastle. |
174 | N |
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Johnston's Harbour |
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Ontario |
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174 | SE |
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Kellogg Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory of the Buffalo Museum of Science in Buffalo. |
175 | N |
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Cabot Head |
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Ontario |
Chart is centered on the site of the Bruce Peninsula Star Party, aka StarFeast, but also covers the Cabot Head Provincial Nature Reserve Park and Bruce Peninsula National Park which is a dark sky preserve. In the Bruce penninsula. |
175 | NE |
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Gravenhurst |
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Ontario |
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176 | NE |
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Kawartha Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory in Lindsay. |
176 | SW |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
A provincial park on Lake Erie, near Chatham. |
177 | E |
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DRAACO |
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Ontario |
Durham Region Astronomical Association Centre for Observing. Home of the DRAA. |
177 | SE |
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Fredonia Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory of Fredonia State University of New York. |
178 | SW |
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Kenockee Observatory |
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Michigan |
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179 | E |
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DaVinci Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory near Lockport. |
179 | S |
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Erie |
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Pennsylvania |
Home of the Mehalso Observatory of Penn State Erie. |
179 | SE |
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Kitters Angola Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory affiliated with the Buffalo Astronomical Association and South West Florida Astronomical Society. |
182 | N |
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Dorcas Bay |
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Ontario |
Location of the Singing Sands portion of Bruce Penninsula National Park. Also site of public astronomy events |
184 | NE |
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Fenelon Falls |
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Ontario |
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184 | NE |
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Port Carling |
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Ontario |
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184 | S |
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Mitchell Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
185 | SW |
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Chatham |
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Ontario |
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186 | E |
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Millbrook |
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Ontario |
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187 | S |
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Evergreen Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory in Girard Township. |
187 | W |
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Blue Moon Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory near Mussey. |
189 | NE |
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Bracebridge |
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Ontario |
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189 | NE |
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Delta Rocky Crest Resort |
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Ontario |
A resort near Mactier. |
189 | SE |
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Armour Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
191 | NW |
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Tobermory |
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Ontario |
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192 | E |
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Marshall Hill Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory in Medina. |
192 | S |
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Conneaut |
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Ohio |
Also covers Ashtabula. |
192 | W |
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Port Crescent State Park |
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Michigan |
State park |
193 | SE |
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Transit Dreams North |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
194 | N |
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Parry Sound |
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Ontario |
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194 | S |
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Eureka Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
195 | W |
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Beckstrom Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory near Deford. |
196 | W |
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Oak Beach Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory. |
198 | NE |
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Muskoka District Municipality |
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Ontario |
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199 | SE |
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Long Point on Lake Chautauqua |
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New York |
A state park on Chautauqua Lake. Used by the Southern Tier Astronomy Recreation Society (STARS) . |
199 | SE |
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Orbit Jet Observatory |
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New York |
An observatory near Colden. |
199 | SW |
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New Haven |
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Michigan |
In Macomb county. |